Maria MacDonald discusses how architect Jane Jacobs’ utilization of adaptive reuse and the power of observation created long-lasting effects in the economic, social, and environmental spheres. Maria MacDonald is a practicing interior architect and Program Director of Interior Architecture at Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania. She specializes in adaptive reuse, preservation, and restoration projects. With over 25 years of experience, she partners her professional practice with her teaching. Throughout her career, she has been a team leader for many significant community projects. As an educator her intense focus is on service and community outreach, providing community-based, experiential learning opportunities for her students and the people in the communities where they work.

She is a graduate in both Architecture and Interior Architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design where she received the Excellence in Design award for her work on the “Reclamation of…

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